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Why is Australia Day 26th January?

28 January 2025 AIMN Editorial 15
By Garry Bates In 1818, Governor Macquarie gazettes 26 January as a public holiday for New South Wales to celebrate the foundation of the colony in NSW. He called it Anniversary Day. The First Nations […]
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Let’s Ban Division This Australia Day!

16 January 2025 Rossleigh 8
This Australia Day it’s worth remembering that our ANZACs invaded Turkey so that we could all be free to celebrate Australia Day on the 26th of January and don’t let anyone tell you differently. In […]
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When You Can’t Say “Merry Christmas”!

3 January 2025 Rossleigh 6
Someone just told me that it was inappropriate to say, “Merry Christmas.” I told them that it’s a free country and that I can say what I like and I won’t be dictated to by […]

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